2 Part Technique - Stack an opponent only controlling one leg to avoid carrying all of his weight. If the opponent is heavier, you will feel the burden. If you cannot fold the opponent into the proximity of initiating Side Control, cir...

3 Part Lesson - The opponent will push and post against your stacking pressure, so redirect your energy by circling. Anticipate the opponent's Single Leg and run towards his exposed back before he finishes his move.

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo encourages the development of immediate and aggressive response towards a Guard Pull: [I] Latch onto one of your opponent's legs as he lands in front of you; either pinning it down for a Knee Slide or Heavy Circ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo escapes from the Closed Guard: [I] Whether you win the hand fight, gaining control over your opponent's wrists to inhibit his grips, or he leaves you a moment of freedom by hiding his hands, make it up to your f...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo shows a counter to the Elbow Push Escape: [I] If your opponent applies the Elbow Push technique against your Stack Pass, circumvent his force by spinning around through North/South to the opposite Side. Look to ...

2 Part Lesson — Marcelo takes note of guard flexibility and passes accordingly: [I] Try running around to the opposite side when you clear your opponent's legs with a Stack Passs (Double or Single), this tactic alone may catch him off ...

4 Part Lesson -- Marcelo imparts the concept of the primacy of the finish: Don't think of your game in terms of discrete chunks that are subject to the scoring conditions of a match and are stitched together in a piecemeal fashion; rat...